London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Wandsworth 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Medical Officers of Health Annual Report.
The following Table gives the number of cases of
infectious disease notified, removed to hospital, and the
mortality therefrom both in the hospitals and at home.
| DISEASES. | Number of cases notified | Number of patients removed to Hospital. | Number died at Hospital. | Number died at Home. | Total deaths in Hospital and at Home. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | 4 | 4 | .. | .. | .. |
| Diphtheria | 184 | 131 | 14 | ||
| Membranous Croup.. | .. | .. | .. | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 199 | 148 | 4 | .. | 4 |
| Enteric Fever | 41 | ||||
| Continued Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Erysipelas | 37 | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | .. | ||
| 305 | 19 | 9 |
The death-rate from notifiable diseases was equal
to 0.4 per 1,000 of the population.
I have again to refer to the difficulties of
dealing with this disease in the absence of
compulsory notification. This subject has, however,
been recently under the consideration of the London
County Council, and it is possible that eventually the
general provisions affecting notifiable infectious diseases
may also be made to apply to Measles in some degree.
22 deaths were recorded in the sub-district during the
year, and two in outlying institutions. This is a much
larger number than during the preceding year, but